Mississippians are voting Tuesday under the watchful eyes of people on both sides who say they are worried about voting irregularities in the GOP runoff between Sen. Thad Cochran, the six term incumbent, and his tea-party-backed challenger, State Sen. Chris McDaniel.

Tea party groups have sent activists to monitor polling places around the state because they are suspicious of Mr. Cochran’s efforts to woo Democratic voters. The state’s NAACP is monitoring the polls as well, to make sure that African-American voters are not subjected to intimidation if they try to vote in the primary. Read More »

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